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U. of Cal. Seeks Savings by Centralizing Some Functions
The University of California is seeking $500 million in savings by consolidation and coordination of administrative functions such as purchasing...
Science Research Bill Stumbles Again
Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday once again rebuffed legislation ( HR 5325) designed to strengthen federal support...
Chavez Nationalizes Private University
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez, this week nationalized Santa Inés University, a private institution, boasting to students that tuition would now...
More Academic Groups Condemn Arizona
A coalition of academic associations issued a joint statement Tuesday condemning Arizona's new immigration laws. The policy "threatens to inflame...
Historians Want Texas Standards Reconsidered
The officers and board of the American Historical Association on Tuesday issued a statement calling on the Texas State Board...
Is Admissions Process Too Trusting?
The Boston Globe explores the case of Adam Wheeler, the former Harvard University senior who used fraudulent materials to gain...
Specter -- Key Research Backer -- Defeated
Sen. Arlen Specter's defeat in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Pennsylvania will end a political career in which the senator was...